The trip to the Vitality Stadium on the south coast is a world away from grounds like Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge and just under 12,000 fans will pack into the home of the Cherries.

Bournemouth were battling to stay in the Football League just six years ago and have risen from the basement to English football’s top table.

But Dummett has warned Newcastle they can’t take them lightly this weekend, the defender saying ahead of Saturday’s lunchtime clash: “Bournemouth are ahead of us, so that makes it an even bigger game.

“You treat it like Man United or Chelsea really.

“If we beat them we’ll go above them. We need to start picking up three points more regularly as we haven’t done that.”

But Dummett is confident that Newcastle will pull away from the danger zone and feels that things are coming together for Steve McClaren’s side.

He said: “Things are positive. We have carried things on from the first half of Sunderland and the Norwich game.

“We played really well against Stoke, although we didn’t get the three points. But we can take confidence into the next game. We created many chances but the keeper (Jack Butland) was in top form, we couldn’t get past him.”

McClaren has stated that Newcastle fans are beginning to fall in love with the Magpies’ front four: Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ayoze Perez, Gini Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko.

Dummett said: “I think the two lads up front in Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ayoze Perez are connecting well together.

“Gini Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko are also in good form.

“We are creating a lot of chances, we just need to start taking them.

“As defenders we just have to keep cleans sheets and that gives us every chance of winning more games.”

Dummett has now played in three games in a row, and he performed well against Stoke’s star men Bojan and Xherdan Shaqiri.

He reflected: “It was a tough test being up against them, especially when you have been out for five months and you are lacking the match fitness other players banked in pre-season.

“I didn’t get that.

“Stoke was the first 90 minutes I played this season.

“So I have to take confidence.

“Everything is going OK, hopefully it stays like that and I remain fit.”